Belushi

More than laughs, more than addiction: a charming, tragic portrait of the Blues Brothers star

"...years later, we may have got Belushi's Good Morning, Vietnam or Dead Poets Society. But we didn't, and that's..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

"...the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam, Tom Hayden (Redmayne, the future lawmaker constantly twitching at..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

AGLIFF Going Online, Holding Weekend Teaser Festival

House of Cardin and more streaming free for Pride Weekend

"...Song Lang D: Leon Le (2018, Vietnam, in Vietnamese with English subtitles), From director Leon Le,..."

June 11, 2020 Screens Post by James Scott

VFW

Ultraviolent Fantastic Fest throwback makes its vengeance-filled return

"...goes full Street Trash as a cadre of of Vietnam War aging veterans taking on wave after wave of..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Tim O'Brien's Love Letter to His Sons

In Dad's Maybe Book, the author of Going After Cacciato is going after fatherhood

"...The Vietnam War does have a place in Dad's Maybe Book...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Feature by Joe O'Connell

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Alvin Schwartz's beloved nightmares come to the screen

"...small-town America in 1968, with televisions repeatedly invoking the Vietnam War, the pending election of President Nixon, and where..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Cate Blanchett steals away with what’s left of her dreams in Linklater’s coming-of-middle-age comedy

"...of films looking at issues related to middle age. Vietnam vets reuniting for a new domestic mission is the..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seadrift Tells the Forgotten History of Vietnamese Americans in a Texas Town

Austin director Tim Tsai shares a murder on the Gulf

"...decade, during the long grind of the war in Vietnam, the fishing community became home to a growing population..."

June 14, 2019 Screens Feature by Matthew Monagle

Apollo 11

Astounding documentary takes us back to the first crewed mission to the moon

"...radio or TV we hear progress reports from the Vietnam battlefield and news of Ted Kennedy’s contemporaneous crash at..."

March 15, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kusama: Infinity

The colorful world of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama

"...and images but also used nakedness to protest the Vietnam War. They were incendiary flashpoints on the art scene..."

Sept. 28, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Greatest Meets the Brainiest in SXSW Doc Ali & Cavett

Outside the ring and on the couch with Muhammad Ali and Dick Cavett

"...to PBS documentaries "Dick Cavett's Watergate" and "Dick Cavett's Vietnam," both directed by John Scheinfeld...."

March 9, 2018 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Richard Linklater on His New Film Last Flag Flying

Cranston, Carell, and Fishburne star in the director’s most mature film to date

"...Ponicsan reunited the characters for a second novel: three Vietnam veterans, dealing with the death of the son of..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

Intimate portrait of the surfing legend only skims the surface.

"...Helmed by seasoned director Rory Kennedy (Last Days in Vietnam, A Boy’s Life), the film takes a pretty straightforward..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Transformers: The Last Knight

Stick meet dead horse

"...in 1944. (Apparently the Transformers took no sides in Vietnam.)..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zach Theatre's The Great Society

Robert Schenkkan's smart script and remarkable ensemble work make this a powerful look at LBJ's White House years

"...appear in his administration. One is the conflict in Vietnam, to which LBJ's Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (Miles..."

Feb. 3, 2017 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Independence Day: Resurgence

ID:R is probably everything you were expecting and less

"...isn’t Will Smith. It’s Randy Quaid. His crop-dusting, boozy, Vietnam vet-cum-alien abductee Russell Casse died a hero’s death at..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Fragile Minds

Dementia and Remember find terror in age

"...George Lockhart is an avuncular if hardened soul. A Vietnam veteran, he’s spending his twilight time playing chess by..."

May 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

East Texas Noir

Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard get a swampy series

"...ago went to jail for conscientiously objecting to the Vietnam War. His best friend, Leonard Pine, is a Republican..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

2016 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentaries – Program B

Be the most knowledgeable voter at your Oscar party

"...Beyond the Lines," we meet the 16-year-old Chau, a Vietnamese teenager disabled due to the effects of Agent Orange...."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Truth

Drama about how Dan Rather and his producer Mary Mapes got fired from CBS

"...record and the widespread suspicion that he had dodged Vietnam by joining the Texas Air National Guard. Her research..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Don't Think I've Forgotten: Cambodia's Lost Rock and Roll

A doc not just for music aficionados, but a transcendent reminder that art matters

"...sudden it’s 1965 and the U.S. has engaged with Vietnam, and here comes the unrelenting swagger of rock &..."

June 19, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"..."Born in the U.S.A." was originally called "Vietnam," and the original chorus was "You died in Vietnam!"..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Exists

This found-footage horror film shot in Austin finds a Bigfoot chased from its home by the Bastrop fires.

"...Cannibal Holocaust (1980) and Patrick Duncan’s excellent though little-seen Vietnam war flick 84 Charlie MoPic (1989) are two of..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the Way With LBJ's Play

Bill Rauch talks staging 'All the Way' and 'The Great Society'

"...right that most people think about the tragedy of Vietnam, and they feel anger and grief about Johnson's policies,..."

Oct. 9, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

ACL Fest 2014 Interviews

2:15pm, Honda stage

"...Now," plus singles like "Wonderful World Beautiful People" and "Vietnam." The latter's updated its refrain on another war-torn country...."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Poughkeepsie Kid

Shadowing Austin City Limits Executive Producer Terry Lickona

"...his draft card and marched in protest of the Vietnam War. When his student deferment expired at age 21,..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Darn Shame

Dang Bánh Mì inspires few exclamations

"...lunch. As such, we are reliant upon the sizable Vietnamese diaspora to replicate that experience as authentically as possible..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Identical

The fabricated ghost of Elvis Presley's twin brother hangs over this complete muddle.

"...1967, for instance, than either World War II or Vietnam. Evidently made with deep pockets but muddled intentions, The..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The Dog

Dog Day Afternoon is a film about a wildly true bank robbery; as conveyed by John Wojtowicz in this doc, the story gets even nuttier when told from the horse's mouth.

"...keep you interested, such as his military service in Vietnam, his early gay-rights activism, and the details of his..."

Aug. 22, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Cock of the Walk

Sriracha ain't just about rooster sauce

"...Huy Fong Sriracha (aka "rooster sauce") isn't made in Vietnam, but is instead produced in Southern California from jalapeños...."

Aug. 22, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

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